Love In Today's Society
A key to understanding Sociology and the Social Sciences in general is
to evaluate subjects through time and compare and contrast characteristics that
have changed and those that have remained the same. For this assignment I have
elected to access three sources dealing with love; in three distinct time
periods in the modern era. First we will survey one of the first popular
mediums for the expression of love; that of poetry. I have chosen a poem by W.H.
Auden to represent the early portion of this century- specifically the 1930s and
1940s. I knew I had to include a song from my idol Jim Morrison. Not only is
he the perfect voice of the volatile sex revolution of the 1960s and 1970s; his
work captures the profile of a rock star who undoubtedly acquired his
domineering attitude from the endless worship of submissive women. Lastly we
enter the modern era with a article from my favorite magazine Men's Health on
the mistakes a man must avoid in order to please his lover. As we shall see,
the increased freedom is very interesting in our first representation to the
last. My goal is to show how love has changed. I hope to show what is accepted
in our society today, compared with only several decades ago.
Application
My sources run the gamut of ideas in the subject of love. I think
Auden's poem is the best representation of what has been termed “courtly love.”
This seems logical, since this Romantic Era type of love was a pre-cursor to
what we know as modern love. The author takes the troubadour role in his
crooning style of praising his love's qualities. He idealizes his mate and is
satisfied just being in the same room as she. There are not any ulterior motives
evident. Auden would be categorized as a “heavenly lover,” in that his love is
more lofty and sacred. There is definite contrast to this idealism though. In
his last lines the author, without reservation tells of his sorrow at his loss
of her to another.
Morrison's Love Her Madly could almost be interpreted as a form of
limerance. He has this extreme fondness for his subject: “Don't ya love her
madly?” Anyone who knows the story of Jim Morrison knows that the topic of love
and all that comes with it was an integral facet of his being. He is a good
example of love in the context of a super-star entertainer. Morrison's songs,
and most others found...
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Conclusion
It is definitely true that attitudes on love have changed in the last
decade. Social structures and norms have fluctuated and have influenced
people's decisions in their own lives as well as their perceptions of others.
Many people would rather return to the innocent times of Auden where love
seemingly was true and carried no strings. There does seem to be a problem with
the increased fragmentation of society in regards to finding love today. Gone
are the days when you married your high school sweet-heart and lived happily
ever after. Increased mobility and the ease of travel has left love more
available and open. People need more help today from outside services like
dating hotlines and the help of marriage counselors and physchologists to sort
out their troubles. It follows though that society is more complex and
therefore better. Women have more rights and more say in society. There is no
doubt that females were exploited more in the past than today. While society's
attitudes have changed over the years and will continue to change, one thing
remains the same: love is a driving force in our lives.
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